Blue's stroker build

Stu · Post by **Stu** » Wed Sep 10, 08 5:45 pm

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Wed Sep 10, 08 6:16 pm

Agreed

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Wed Sep 10, 08 6:18 pm

Blue, do you have to drill out the centre bolt holes in that 2 piece valley tray ??
And what is that in the Dizzy hole ?? blanking

latil · Post by **latil** » Wed Sep 10, 08 6:19 pm

Any more pictures will have to go to the shed.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Wed Sep 10, 08 6:29 pm

Dunno mate, I should get that looked at if I was you....

Mick70RR · Post by **Mick70RR** » Wed Sep 10, 08 8:16 pm

Looks like that valley pan will fit B and RB engines.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Wed Sep 10, 08 8:32 pm

Yes, pan fits both flavours. You have to mock it up and mark the the holes to join the 2 parts in the middle. It comes with some big self tappers to hold it together. I'm still working on getting an Indy valley cover to fit, but we ain't there yet. Steve, that is an ally spacer in the distributor hole to allow me to use my RB tach drive distributor in a B block.

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Wed Sep 10, 08 9:24 pm

with ya

TrevD · Post by **TrevD** » Wed Sep 10, 08 9:42 pm

Blue if you can clamp those bits of sheet together i can mesure them and sort your indy plate to suit, with all the work you have done i cant allow you to use that.

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Wed Sep 10, 08 10:40 pm

You need one of these RB pieces........pricey though!

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Thu Sep 11, 08 12:39 am

El Turnipo had one of those bolt together valley pans (the sheet steel one, not that sexy bit inGavin's post). What a pain to seal.....

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Sep 11, 08 12:49 am

Looks like a nice piece Gavin.

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Thu Sep 11, 08 12:52 am

MrNorm wrote:You need one of these RB pieces........pricey though!

I'm sure Trev can knock one of those up, still not cheap no doubt, but less pricey I'm sure, or just stick with a regular one piece, two piece is a good theory, but generally bad in practise.

Blue havent forgotten about scrapers, just not had much time this week, but will sort out next week.

Engine build up thread is good & informative. Think you made the right choice with regard to the oil line/sump.

My old B1 was for ever draining back, if I left it for more than a couple of days. Less of a pain, as I had belt drive dizzy, so just a matter of priming the pump.

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Thu Sep 11, 08 11:53 am

I guess sealing is the main reason that pricey tray has an o-ring and is so thick! It's a piece Andy Finkb has just introduced (ARE Eng'g) he reckons about $250! ouch. Also it is only avaialble for Indy heads right now I think so would still need to be modded or wait for another version.

I agree - get Trev to knock one up, not really sure why you'd really need a two piece anyway?? I did see one guy with a transparent 2-piece.

Anyway, it's all looking good - I know you planned this properly Blue, def the right way - do it once, do it right, and get something where all the parts work together instead of fighting, to get max perf and max bang for buck

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Sep 11, 08 12:13 pm

This is my favorite thread while having a cup of tea.

Talking of Indy as a company..
A good mate of mine in the US took his 440 six pack to them because he was having a top notch restoration on his V-code Challenger done and wanted "the best" for the engine too along with some hidden high performance mods.

He and his brother asked to see the boss at Indy (I forget his name) and he refused to see them. Instead he sent a lacky out who told them "We don't work on Junkyard engines".